Thomas Baptiste

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Thomas Baptiste was born on March 17, 1929 in Georgetown, British Guiana. He was an actor, known for The Wild Geese (1978), The Ipcress File (1965) and for playing Coronation Street's first black character. He died on December 6, 2018 in Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, England.

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Total trailers found: 34

Web of Evidence Trailer (1959)

28 April 1959

A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.

Drums Along Balmoral Drive Trailer (1986)

06 August 1986

'I don't think at first I thought at all. I had a nice house, lovely kids. I didn't think about blacks at all.

King Trailer (1984)

03 April 1984

A man who has had a good life in England wants to retire to Jamaica, but the celebration with his daughters doesn't go as expected.

The Dogs of War Trailer (1980)

17 December 1980

Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot.

The Wild Geese Trailer (1978)

28 June 1978

A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution.

Honeybaby, Honeybaby Trailer (1974)

01 October 1974

Liv, a mercenary, is drawn into a mission to rescue a kidnapped politician. He travels to the volatile Mideast and is assisted by Laura, a translator, where their lives are imperiled.

The Music Machine Trailer (1979)

01 May 1979

At a famous London disco venue, a competition is announced to select two dancers to star in a new film.

Pal Trailer (1971)

02 December 1971

Two sworn enemies, one black and the other white, are forced to confront their prejudices when they are forced together by circumstance.

In the Cool of the Day Trailer (1963)

29 May 1963

After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and emotionally and physically scarred woman.

The Ipcress File Trailer (1965)

18 March 1965

Sly and dry intelligence agent Harry Palmer is tasked with investigating British Intelligence security, and is soon enmeshed in a world of double-dealing, kidnap and murder when he finds a traitor operating at the heart of the secret service.

The Comedians Trailer (1967)

31 October 1967

American and British tourists get caught up in political unrest in Haiti.

Countdown at Kusini Trailer (1976)

16 April 1976

An American musician working in Nigeria becomes involved with a patriot hunted by a mercenary in Africa.

Jemima + Johnny Trailer (1966)

26 September 1966

A white boy and a black Jamaican girl have a day out in a city where racial hostility prevails.

In the Beautiful Caribbean Trailer (1972)

03 February 1972

Play set in the Caribbean showing how life is hard and a struggle, with problems of unemployment and lack of money.

Help! Trailer (1965)

29 July 1965

An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off).

Sunday Bloody Sunday Trailer (1971)

21 September 1971

Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also intimately involved with middle-aged doctor Daniel Hirsh.

Escape From Kampala Trailer (1991)

08 August 1991

The true story of a daring prison break. Wycliffe Kato, Director of Civil Aviation in Idi Amin's Uganda was at the airport to catch a flight to Canada for a conference when he was arrested by Amin's secret police, members of the notorious State Research Bureau, and thrown into the Nakasero prison.

Dr. Terror's House of Horrors Trailer (1965)

23 February 1965

Five train passengers are joined by a mysterious fortuneteller who offers to read Tarot. A quintet of stories unfold: an architect returns to his ancestral home to find a vengeful werewolf; a doctor suspects his new wife is a vampire; an intelligent vine takes over a house; a jazz musician plagiarises music from a voodoo ceremony; and a pompous art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.

Ama Trailer (1991)

06 September 1991

A golden floppy disk becomes a prophetic device through which a young Ghanaian girl living in England, Ama, rediscovers her African identity.

Shaft in Africa Trailer (1973)

20 June 1973

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

Guns at Batasi Trailer (1964)

30 October 1964

An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.

The Small World of Sammy Lee Trailer (1963)

20 April 1963

Soho strip club compère Sammy Lee struggles to stay one step ahead of the notorious bookie, to whom he owes £300.

Sapphire Trailer (1959)

02 November 1959

Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white.

The Secret Laughter of Women Trailer (1999)

26 November 1999

Oscar-winner Colin Firth stars in this heart-warming cross-cultural romantic comedy set in the idyllic South of France.

Black Snake Trailer (1973)

28 March 1973

On a 19th century Caribbean island, slaves revolt against their beautiful and sadistic mistress.

Ghost in the Noonday Sun Trailer (1973)

01 January 1973

A pirate crewman kills his captain after learning where he has hidden his buried treasure. However, as he begins to lose his memory, he relies more and more on the ghost of the man he just murdered to help him find the loot.

The Class Of Miss MacMichael Trailer (1978)

28 December 1978

A dedicated teacher tries to reach out to juvenile delinquent students at a London alternative school.

Black and White in Colour Trailer (1992)

27 June 1992

A two part documentary that details the contribution of black and Asian people to television history from the birth of television in 1936 to 1992.

Rise and Fall of Idi Amin Trailer (1981)

16 July 1981

The chronicle of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and his tyranic rule from 1971 to his overthrow in 1979.

Two Gentlemen Sharing Trailer (1969)

17 September 1969

An insecure Briton and a Briton of Jamaican descent share a London apartment together.

Flame in the Streets Trailer (1961)

19 June 1961

Domestic difficulties develop in a working-class family when their daughter falls in love with a Jamaican man.

Nairobi Affair Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

A former green beret is hired by the Kenyan government to stop increasingly bold and violent poachers.

Fable Trailer (1965)

27 January 1965

In Great Britain a reversal of African apartheid comes into place, and the country is governed by black people with whites as the subservients.

The Attendant Trailer (1993)

10 September 1993

Memory mixes with desire as a museum attendant is caught up in sado-masochistic fantasies inspired by a 19th century painting of slaves in chains called Scene on the coast of Africa.